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Power relations are often studied in agricultural value chains because the different ways in which the participants in the value chain interact depends to a large extent on the forms of power present. Literature has shown that power relations among actors in agricultural value chains determine...

Zambia has a lot of edible non-timber forest products (NTFPs). However, not all edible NTFPs have been documented. Therefore, the main objective of is to identify the edible NTFPs available and their contribution to maternal and child diets in rural households of Chongwe district. A cross...

This research endeavoured to establish the importance of peer education in the prevention of HIV and AIDS among the physically impaired learners. It was conducted in four special schools in Mansa of Luapula Province of Zambia. The study used simple random sampling and purposive (typical case)...

Water plays a major role in human livelihoods and has significant implications to food security. Hydrological extremes are a major threat to society and can have extensive effects. Droughts compound the already increasing pressures on water resources from population growth, economic activities...

The study title was “Utilisation of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to Public Projects in Kabwe district: A Case of Bwacha and Kabwe Central Constituencies.” The main objective was to establish the utilisation of CDF to public projects in Kabwe district”. The study examined the following...

Background: The national strategy for family planning in Zambia is to increase the availability and access of contraceptive services and to intensify information education and communication. Meanwhile, the Roman Catholic Church advocates natural family planning methods as the only genuine,...

The dominant practices of water governance and settlement interventions in the cities of the global South are still rooted in the paradigms of global North resulting in increasing problems of poverty, informality, inequality and socio-spatial disintegration. The dominant interventions fail to...

The main source of blood supply to the gall bladder is the cystic artery which is a branch of the right hepatic artery. Anatomical variations of the cystic artery are frequent. Thus, careful dissection of the Calot`s triangle is necessary for conventional and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The...

The adolescent period is second only to infancy for rapid growth. Adolescents between 10-18 years, experience a growth spurt that increases their nutritional needs. Therefore, consumption of an inadequate diet results in delayed growth which leads to long-term consequences such as undernutrition....

Human capital is the most precious and important asset of any organization and as such, employee job satisfaction has now become one of the top priority areas in every industry. Most NGOs in Zambia are being rendered less effective in-service delivery because there has been high prevalence of...